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The macro mode of the new 990 is outstanding. For the shots, I used the flash bracket with a SB28DX with the flash diffuser pulled out. I adjusted the power output of the flash in the M mode settings. The histogram is very useful to check for blown pixels (total white areas in the image).

The pics are at:

http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4294826881--Glenn Islat
Columbus, Ohio
 
I added some new images today

Glenn Islat
Glenn Islat said:
The macro mode of the new 990 is outstanding. For the shots, I used the
flash bracket with a SB28DX with the flash diffuser pulled out. I
adjusted the power output of the flash in the M mode settings. The
histogram is very useful to check for blown pixels (total white areas in
the image).

The pics are at:

http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4294826881
--
Glenn Islat
Columbus, Ohio
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Glenn Islat said:
Glenn Islat
Glenn Islat said:
The macro mode of the new 990 is outstanding. For the shots, I used the
flash bracket with a SB28DX with the flash diffuser pulled out. I
adjusted the power output of the flash in the M mode settings. The
histogram is very useful to check for blown pixels (total white areas in
the image).

The pics are at:

http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4294826881
--
Glenn Islat
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I really like your butterflies. How did you get them so tame? Looks like one is on someone's shirt, and another perched on a hand. Seems like they want their pictures taken (maybe they see the Coolpix logo and know the pictures will be good!). I also like the histogram function, especially when using flash on macro shots, since at least the flash I'm using (22s) has a tendency to blow out part of the picture when shot at very close range. Keep snapping!
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The photos were taken at the Franklin Park Conservatory in Bexley, Ohio. Once a year they have a three month Brazilian Butterfly show. I have a F5 Nikon as well. I have found they difficult metering and flash sync of a dark butterfly against a light background is better handled by the SLR. However, you just can't beat the convenience of the digital camera. Scaaning slides takes a long time.

Glenn Islat
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Glenn Islat said:
Glenn Islat
Glenn Islat said:
The macro mode of the new 990 is outstanding. For the shots, I used the
flash bracket with a SB28DX with the flash diffuser pulled out. I
adjusted the power output of the flash in the M mode settings. The
histogram is very useful to check for blown pixels (total white areas in
the image).

The pics are at:

http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4294826881
--
Glenn Islat
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I really like your butterflies. How did you get them so tame? Looks like
one is on someone's shirt, and another perched on a hand. Seems like they
want their pictures taken (maybe they see the Coolpix logo and know the
pictures will be good!). I also like the histogram function, especially
when using flash on macro shots, since at least the flash I'm using (22s)
has a tendency to blow out part of the picture when shot at very close
range. Keep snapping!
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Columbus, Ohio
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Glenn -- at what resolution are the photos taken?
Glenn Islat said:
The macro mode of the new 990 is outstanding. For the shots, I used the
flash bracket with a SB28DX with the flash diffuser pulled out. I
adjusted the power output of the flash in the M mode settings. The
histogram is very useful to check for blown pixels (total white areas in
the image).

The pics are at:

http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4294826881
--
Glenn Islat
Columbus, Ohio
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Glenn Islat said:
The photos were taken at the Franklin Park Conservatory in Bexley, Ohio.
Once a year they have a three month Brazilian Butterfly show. I have a F5
Nikon as well. I have found they difficult metering and flash sync of a
dark butterfly against a light background is better handled by the SLR.
However, you just can't beat the convenience of the digital camera.
Scaaning slides takes a long time.
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I have Nikon and Canon SLR cameras also, but since going digital a year and a half ago, actually rarely use them. I agree they are still better at tricky metering and flash situations. And of course the resolution is still better. But I also don't like the tedious process of slide scanning. Plus, with digital, I can shoot the equivalent of five or more rolls of film "for free" at a time, and because I'm not worried about the cost, tend to take a lot more frames, with greater experimentation. So maybe that evens out the equation. With more pictures, though admittedly lower resolution, maybe I still get a shot as good as I would have with the SLRs.

I was wondering where you took those pictures- because the flowers looked pretty tropical. And the butterflies were so tame. Thanks for clearing up the mystery. A great photo opportunity, though. Maybe someday I'll head over there and try taking some photos. Great shots.
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Ruth Happel said:
Glenn Islat said:
Glenn Islat
Glenn Islat said:
The macro mode of the new 990 is outstanding. For the shots, I used the
flash bracket with a SB28DX with the flash diffuser pulled out. I
adjusted the power output of the flash in the M mode settings. The
histogram is very useful to check for blown pixels (total white areas in
the image).

The pics are at:

http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4294826881
--
Glenn Islat
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I really like your butterflies. How did you get them so tame? Looks like
one is on someone's shirt, and another perched on a hand. Seems like they
want their pictures taken (maybe they see the Coolpix logo and know the
pictures will be good!). I also like the histogram function, especially
when using flash on macro shots, since at least the flash I'm using (22s)
has a tendency to blow out part of the picture when shot at very close
range. Keep snapping!
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Columbus, Ohio
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I took them at the fine setting 2048X1536. Some of the shots I cropped before posting. The file size in JPEG was about 1MB for each file. I used photoshop to clean up the exposure ,etc. I then used image ready to compress the files to about 150-250 kb.

Glenn Islat
Gene said:
Glenn Islat said:
The macro mode of the new 990 is outstanding. For the shots, I used the
flash bracket with a SB28DX with the flash diffuser pulled out. I
adjusted the power output of the flash in the M mode settings. The
histogram is very useful to check for blown pixels (total white areas in
the image).

The pics are at:

http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4294826881
--
Glenn Islat
Columbus, Ohio
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I added a slide scanned from a nikon F5 photo for comparison.

Glenn
Glenn Islat said:
The macro mode of the new 990 is outstanding. For the shots, I used the
flash bracket with a SB28DX with the flash diffuser pulled out. I
adjusted the power output of the flash in the M mode settings. The
histogram is very useful to check for blown pixels (total white areas in
the image).

The pics are at:

http://www.zing.com/album/?id=4294826881
--
Glenn Islat
Columbus, Ohio
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